Taxon Details

Cryptantha clokeyi

Clokey's cryptantha

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Taxon Summary:

Cryptantha clokeyi, commonly known as Clokey's cryptantha, is a annual herb in the Boraginaceae that is found only in California. It occurs within Mojavean desert scrub, growing at elevations from 725 to 1365 meters. Cryptantha clokeyi is ranked 1B.2, Plants Rare, Threatened or Endangered in California and Elsewhere; Moderately threatened in California.

Notes:
Threatened by military activities and alteration of fire regimes. See Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 20:387 (1939) for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy:
Total Occurrences: 18
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
0 0 0 0 0 18
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 13
Recent <=20 Years 5
Presence:
Presumed Extant 18
Possibly Extirpated 0
Presumed Extirpated 0
California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
California (CA)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Inyo (INY), Kern (KRN), Los Angeles (LAX), San Bernardino (SBD)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Blind Hills (3411573), Castle Dome (3411564), Coyote Lake (3511617), Danby (3411563), Del Sur (3411863), Eagle Crags (3511741), Fairmont Butte (3411874), Homewood Canyon (3511784), Johannesburg (3511736), Lake Hughes (3411864), Maturango Peak (3611714), Panamint (3611711), Paradise Range (3511627), Pilot Knob (3511742), Slocum Mtn. (3511732), Spangler Hills West (3511755), Van Winkle Spring (3411575), Van Winkle Wash (3411565), Weldon (3511863), West of Blind Hills (3411574), White Horse Mtn. (3411658)
Notes:
Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
* Presumed extirpated
(?) Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.
Presumed Extant
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